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USGS usp000j7u9

9 Sept 2011, 11:11

20 km NNE of Basse-Pointe, Martinique

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 149.5 km depth.

Depth149.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated24 March 2015Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 20 km NNE of Basse-Pointe, Martinique?

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15.043000, -61.050000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000j7u9
Coordinates
15.043, -61.05
Network
us
Significance
387